Do you feel like you ever wake up for school and feel as if your more tired? You’re not alone! Many students in high school feel as if they do not get enough sleep. It is arguable that Wake County School should start high school later as it is better for your health, it can improve your grades, and majority of high school students want a later start. 

Sleep is important for a teenagers health as it is proven on “The Better Health Channel” that sleep research suggest that the average teen needs between 8-10 hours of sleep to function properly, this is more than a typical child or adult.  The reason that they need it the most is that in your teen years your brain is developing and you go through growth spurts. Getting more sleep also impacts your mental health with lowering stress, and improving your mood. Not only just your mental health, it camnn help your physical health with fighting infections and feeling more active.

Another reason why sleep is important for teens is that is is researched to help high school students grades. It is proven that the students who sleep more typically make better grades than a student who doesn’t get as much sleep. This is a result of your mind thinking more clearly when your on a full 8 hours of sleep. Students in school who do not get enough sleep struggle with concentration, problem solving, and retaining information.

Many people are arguing the fact that high school students should start school later so they can get a fresh start in their day. It has been talked about in the past with school boards that students would do better academically if school started at 8:30. We have also had a couple of Wake County students agree with this. “Alyssa P”, a senior at Apex High School has shared “high schoolers need more sleep than middle schoolers why don’t the middle schoolers start earlier and we start later?”

Overall, it is arguable that Wake County should start high school later as it is better for your health, better for your grades, and majority of highs choolers want a later start. So wake up Wake County! And let us sleep!